Magazine or book stand



Aug. 29,1933. J. PAULUS 1,924,568

MAGAZINE OR BOOK STAND Filed June 28, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR Filed June 28, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 22 INVENTOR BY Jae 2b all/a5;

ATTORNEY Fig. 1.

Patented Aug, 29, 1933 Q UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1,924,568 f v i MAGAZINE oR BooK STAND M I Joseph Paulus, Union, Application une 28 1932. Serial 619,639 H 7 Claims. (01. 4544 a This invention relates, generally, to supports for magazines and books; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel improved lies in the provision of a novel magazine or book stand having a central panel and side panels or wings which latter panels may be adjusted angularly to thereby varythe capacity of the stand and at the same time facilitate easy access there to as for the purpose of inserting magazinesuor books into or removing them from the stand or for inspecting'the contents of the stand. Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel magazine'or book stand having simply designed positive means for holdingthe said side panels or wings indesiredangular positions-,the said panels being readily movable from one position to another'when 'desiredfithe range ofadjustrnent of said panels being from a'substantially vertical position to a horizontal 'position.

Still another object of thepresent invention lies in the provisionof a novel magazine or book stand which is of compact and attractive appear-. ance, the size of the same being variablein ac cordance withthe number of magazines or books held thereby, thesaid' stand serving toretain magazines in smooth andunwrinkled condition.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumeratedwill beclear- 1y understood from the following detailed-description of the same. N

v v The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: r Fig. 1 is a viewin side elevation of the novel magazine or book stand of "this inventionshowing the side panels in their raised positions.

" Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structureshownin Fig. 3is a view in endelevation of the ture shown in Fig. 1, there being illustrated in dottedlines in this figure, the positions assumed by the side panels while insertingumagazines or 1 books into or removing them from the said stand.

Fig. 4 is a'view .similar'to Fig. 3 but shows the side panels inclined or turneddown some-V what with respect to their positions shown in ..Fig. 5 is a planiviewof thestand showing the side panels or wings in horizontal position; and

Fig. 6 is an. enlargedfragmentary view showing the manner of. operating thesidepanels or wing simila -cha acte s 0f r i e c ar e l d in all of the hereinabove described views to indicate corresponding parts. i V v 5. Referring now to said drawings, the reference numeral l'designates the novel magazine or book stand of the present invention as a whole.

stand comprises vertical end legs 2 and 3 which are joined near their bottoms by a fixed book shelf or trough 4. The trough 4 not'only serves to'hold booksor -other'articles,.but also serves to bracethelegs 2 and 3. p i i A horizontally'extending panel or platform 5 has its end portions fixedly supported :upon the tops of the legs 2 and 3, the said platform forming, with thelegs 2 and ,3 and gthetrough 4, a

rigid supporting structure. A drawer 14 underliesthe platform 5 and is provided with a lateral extension through which avertcial supporting screw 16 passes. The screw 16 is threaded into the platform 5. and serves as a pivotal support for the drawer 14, thereby enabling-this drawer to be turned outwardly of the platform 5, as illus: trated in Fig. 5.-1Thus, by turning this drawer outwardly, ready" access is had thereto as for in: serting articles into; the same or for removing articles therefrom.

Centrally-of the platform" 5, is positioned an 1 1 upwardly extending stationary panel-6. The

panel 6 preferably comprises a rectangular frame, the end members 7 of which have lowerproject ing portionsthat extenddownwardly atthe sides of the legs 2 and 3 and are secured to these legs as by screwsi8. The upper andlower members oftheframe 6 are illustrated as interconnected by spaced slats 9"(see' Fig; 5) A handlelO' is 88 cured tonthe upper horizontal member of the frame of panel 6 and serves as a convenient means for carrying the stand around, whendesired.

The end members-1 of the frame are,,il1usf trated as having annular ash receptacle supports 11 hingedly connected thereto at l'i. The sup.- ports 11 are adapted'to carry ash receptacles- 12-and these supports maybe turned from their upwardly jand out-obthe-way positions; shown in full'in the drawings;..to the horizontal dotted line useful positions also shown in the drawings. Snap catches contained within lugs 13fmounted on'the endrnenibers 7 are adapted tp retain receptacle-supportsll in their up turned positions,

when desired. n v

' Similar angularly adjustable side." panels or wings 19 and 19" 'are'locatedon' opposite sides or the central :panel 6. As these sideipanelslt and 19' are. similar in. construct ionland similarly mounted upon the platform 5, only onetoflthes e panels, namely, the panel 19, will be described in detail. A I

Asshown in the drawings, panel 19 consists of a substantially rectangular frame having up-- per and lower horizontal members 20 and 21 andsimilar end members 22. A plurality of spaced slats 23'serve to interconnect the upper and lower members 20 and 21. The end members have lower projecting portions 26 extending beyond the lower horizontal member-21, which project-' ing portions are provided with l'ongitudinallyex tending slots 24. Pivotal supporting screws 25 sition of this panel may be selectively varied from that shown in Fig. 3 to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 5.

The projecting end portions 26 oi'thepanel 19 are adapted to cooperate with spaced pins 27-and 28 which are provided at each end of the stand.

' The'pins27 -at'therespective ends of the stand are in axial "alignmentfandare secured in the legs 2 and 3, the said pins projecting from these legs for engaging the end portions 26. Pins' 28 :at the respective ends of the stand are also in axial alignment and are secured in the legs 2 and 3,

the said pins projecting irom'these legs 'for engaging the end portions 26. e The projecting end portions 26 have bevels 29 at their outer sides for faoilitating'the movement of these end portions over the pins 27 and 28 when the "panel 19' is turned upwardly in use.

Pins 2'7 are sopositioned with respect to the pivotal. screws 25 that when the straight sides of the projecting endportions 26 engage thesepins as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3; the panel 19 is inclined slightly from the vertical and toward the centraljpanelfi so thatthe said panel 19 will inherently move under the action of gravity towa'rd and engage the central panel 6 as shown in full lines in 'Fig. 3. In other words, the; slight inclination of thepanel 19 toward the central panel 6, when its projecting endgpo'rtions 26' engage pins27, causesthispanel 'to fall toward'the central-panel6,;so'asto engage this panel in the event that'no magazines or books --occupy the space'between these' two panels.- In the event that a magazine, for example, is positioned in the receiving space between, stationary panel 6 and movable side panel 19, the said. side panel, by pressing the magazine against the central panel M 6," serves'to support the magazine and prevents the normal sagging of the. same which would other-- wise occur due to its-weight; 1

If it isdesired to insert'only a" few m'agazines or books into'the receivingj spacev extending between panel 19 and panel 6 of the stand, the panel 19 may be left'in its-positions shown in Figs. 1 to I 3, and while inserting the magazines or books into or removing them fromfsuch. receiving space it is merely necessary to move the panel 19 mom entarilyoutwardly somewhatdnto the dotted line position shQWn in Fig. 3, whereupon such insertion or removal of books maybe accomplished, the pins 271serving to limit the outwardmovement of the panel to the dotted line position;

-When it'is desiredto insert agreater number of magazines or booksinto the variable receiving space of the stand; the panel19 may be raised or j moved; rectilinearly somewhat momentarily so that' the lower portions of projections 26 clear the. pins 27, whereupon the panelmay beturned downwardly, thereby bringing projections :26

against pins 28. The slots 24 provided in the projections 26permit such raising of the panel 19 with respectto the pivotal screws 25 while at the same time these slots, by limiting the movement of the projections 26 with respect to the pivotal screws, also serve to prevent the accidental complete removal of the panel v19 from the screws 25. The lower end portions of projections 26 now abut pins or stop members28as shown in Fig. 4. The panel 19 isn'ow; outwardly inclined with respect to central panel 6, thereby enabling a' greater number of magazines or books to be inserted'into the receiving space between panel 19 and. central panel 6.

"In the event that it is desired to insert still j, moreimagazines or books into the receiving space between'panel l9 and central panel 6, the panel 19 may againbe momentarilyraised somewhat so that its end projections 26 clear pins 28, thereby permitting the panel v19 to be turned downwardly and into the horizontal position shown in dotted 1 lines in Fig. 4 and in full-lines in Fig. 5; When in. such horizontal positionythe straight side of,

each of theprojecting portions 26 engages astop lug 30 provided on the side'of an end'member 7 of the central. panel 6, (see especially Figs 4' and 6).

With the by providing an enormous'capacity for the stand. The same is'true of panel 19', the parts of which are numbered similarly to. those, of panel 19. Witlriv both panels 19 and 19' in ,theirhorizontal v positions,i:as shown inFig. 5, the stand is open to its maximum capacity and may be .used not; only for supporting books ,or magazineabut, may

side pa el 19. in .its horizontal position, the same serves, in effect, as a tabla/there-j be used as atable, if desired. With these panels in their horizontal. positions, should it be -desired to againflraise thesame, tonthe'ir vertical positions shown;in Fig.3, it is merely necessary to turn these panels upwardly andtoward ,the central panel 6, during which. movement the bevels 29 of the projecting end portions of these serve to positively hold theside panels in their selected adjusted positions. It will be apparent, that a greater number of the pins 27 and 28, may be used, if desired, thereby. providing for a'igreater number of angular adjustments or" the side panels.

It willbe noted that the space occupiedby the standxwill. vary in accordance with the number of magazines and books heldthereby, so that the same may be caused {to-occupy a minimum of interpretedas illustrative and not in :a limiting sense What'is'claimed is; *f r 3 H H r 1. In a magazine orb'ook stand, a support, a panel pivotally connected to saidsupport',;aplu- 'rality -of consecutively disposed *stop fmembers carried by said support for engaging saidpanel to hold the same in any one of a plurality of selected angular positions about said support, said panel being arranged for rectilinear movement with respectto its pivotal connection on said support, whereby said panel may be caused to pass over one stopmember during its movement to engage another stop member.

2. In a magazine or book stand, a support, a panel pivotally connected to saidsupport, a plurality of consecutively disposed stop members carried by said support for engaging said'panel to hold the same in any one of a plurality of selected angular positions about said support, said panel being arranged for rectilinear movement with respect to its pivotal connection onsaid support, whereby said panel may be caused to pass over one stop member during its movement to engage another stop -member, and means provided on said panel for limiting the rectilinear movement thereof with respect to its pivotalconnection, thereby preventing the accidental re-- moval of said panel.

3. In a magazine or book stand, a support, a fixed panel extending upwardly from said sup port, a second panel pivotallyconnected to said support, stop members carried by said support for engaging said second panel to hold thesame in selected angular positions with respect to said fixed panel, said second panel being arranged for rectilinear movement with respect to its-pivotal connection on said support, whereby said second panel may be caused to pass over one stop member during its movement to engage a' selected stop' member, a certain one of said stop members being positioned so that when the second panel is moved into engagement with the' same, the said second panel will turn under vthe influence of gravity and into engagement with the fixed panel,

4. ma magazine or book stand, a support, a fixed panel extending upwardly from said support, a second panel pivotally connected to said support, at points spaced from said fixed panel, said second panel being angularly adjustable in steps with respect to said fixed panel, stop members carried by said support, said second panel having slots therein at its pivotal connections with said support, said slots providing for rectilinear movement of said second panel with respect to its pivotal connections on said support, whereby said panel may be shifted to pass the same over some stop members during its movement to engage selected stop members.

5. In a magazine or booklstand, a platform,

legs supporting said platform, a panel fixed to said platform and extending upwardly therefrom,

a second panel pivotally mountedon said platform in spaced relation to said fixed panel, thereby providing amagazine or book receiving space between said panels, stop members carried by said legs for engaging said pa'nelto hold the same in selected angular positions about said platform, the pivotal connection of said second named panel providing )for rectilinear movement of the panel, whereby the same may be caused to pass over some of said stop members in its movement to engage others of said stop members.

6. In a magazine or book stand, "a platform,

legs supporting said platform, a panel fixed to said platform and extendingupwardly'therefrom, a second panel positioned adjacent said fixed panel, said second panel having slots therein,

tending through said slots'for pivotally connecting said second panel to said platform, a plurality 'of stop members carried by said legs and disposed for engaging said secondpanel to hold the same.

platform and extending through said slots for pivotally connecting said side panels to said plat form, a plurality of stop memberscarried by said legs and said fixed panel, said stop members being disposed for engaging said side panels to hold the same in selected angular positions with respect to said fixedpanel, said slots, enabling said side panels to be moved rectilinearly so as to clear stop members when angularly adjusting the same, said slots also serving to prevent total removal of said side panels.

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pivotal screws carried by said platform and exi i 

